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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. EN 1.4983 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and EN 1.4983 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4983 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 400
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
61.8 to 69.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8